2019 NSHG-PM Symposium
Satellite meeting to the ESHG Annual Conference
Svenska Mässan Conference Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
14 June 2019
The latest discovery genetics data from the Nordic countries were presented by the next wave of researchers at a full-day symposium sponsored by the Nordic Society of Human Genetics and Precision Medicine. Following a stage-setting talk by NSHG-PM President Kári Stefánsson, each of the Nordic countries presented the latest research from their laboratories in a series of short talks. We wrapped up the day with a discussion of NSHG-PM's current effort to unite research efforts across the Nordic region in order to increase the power to detect genetic variation that affects human health.
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Program
7:00 - 8:00 Coffee/tea
8:00 - 12:15 Sessions 1, 2 (w/ coffee break)
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch (provided)
13:15 - 17:30 Session 3,4 (w/ coffee break)
National Session Leaders
Søren Brunak, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lili Milani, University of Tartu, Estonia
Mark Daly, FIMM, Finland
Kári Stefánsson, deCODE Genetics, Iceland
Pål Njølstad, University of Bergen, Norway
Paul Franks, Lund University, Sweden
Confirmed Speakers
Guðný Anna Árnadóttir, deCODE genetics, Iceland. The use of population based genetic resources in the context of rare disease
Karina Banasik, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Blood Donor Study
Christian Benner, University of Helsinki, Finland. Fine-mapping techniques and applications
Sarah Bergen, Karolinska Institutet, Leveraging Comorbidities to Define Schizophrenia Subtypes
Øyvind Helgeland, University of Bergen, Norway. Genome-wide association study reveals a highly dynamic role of common genetic variation in infant and early childhood growth
Bo Jacobsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Genetic associations with gestational duration and spontaneous preterm birth
Hákon Jónsson, deCODE genetics, Iceland. Mutations reveal stochastic allocation of cell lineages in early human development
Kristi Krebs, University of Tartu, Estonia. Pharmacogenomic studies using electronic health records
Ragnar Pétur Kristjánsson, deCODE genetics, Iceland. Large scale population data and complex diseases
Reedik Mägi, University of Tartu, Estonia. Population structure of Estonia and its implications to genetic risk scores
Nina Mars, University of Helsinki, Finland. Polygenic risk prediction in longitudinal cohorts
Morten Mattingsdal, University of Agder, Norway. Genetic architecture of the Norwegian population
Mette Nyegaard, Aarhus University, Denmark. Calmodulin: how one rotten apple can spoil the bunch in cardiac arrhythmia
Mattias Rantalainen, Karolinska Instituttet, Sweden. AI-based digital pathology in precision medicine
Ida Sønderby, University of Oslo, Norway. CNV and brain structure – Insight into brain development from large scale brain imaging
Nele Taba, University of Tartu, Estionia - Investigating causal relationships between dietary items and blood metabolites using 2-sample Mendelian randomization
